Category: Passings...
April 06, 2006
An Old Crooner Who Sang of Young Love
Singer Gene Pitney, whose own hits included "Town Without Pity," "Only Love Can Break a Heart" and "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart," and the man who penned the Roy Orbison hit "Hello, Mary Lou," was found dead in a hotel room in Cardiff, Wales, this week at age 65 while on a tour of the UK. He's today's burstiest person in the blogosphere. According to the BBC, Pitney's endorsement of the Rolling Stones also helped that band break into the U.S. market. Captain Lucy called Pitney "one of the truly great voices in rock and roll music." And MetaFilterobserved, "I can't think of anyone who as effectively communicated the emotional excesses of young love." Sigh...
Posted by Sue MacDonald at 11:09 AM
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